Only 2 million to 3 million phones will be available for pre-order, Min-Chi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities, previously suggested. KGI Securities and Nikkei's report seem to corroborate each other.

The first phones will be available for pre-order starting on October 27 and will arrive just a week later. Apple could have as many as 7 million to 8 million additional phones to distribute to retailers worldwide for the official launch of the phone.